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New data from @nychealthy on racial inequities during the omicron wave in NYC explores why dramatic inequities experienced by Black New Yorkers throughout the pandemic became worse during the most recent surge: on.nyc.gov/3C7PUVu
Key analyses and ACTIONS🧵⬇️
Key analyses and ACTIONS🧵⬇️
Structural racism is a key driver of health inequity. We use the framework of a “COVID-19 prevention cascade” to map out factors rooted in anti-Black racism and provide a roadmap for achieving racial equity in #COVID19 outcomes, for NYC and beyond. @nychealthcmo 
Since the start of the pandemic, Black & Latino New Yorkers and those in high-poverty neighborhoods have been less able to work from home. This led to increased COVID-19 exposure among these groups, though it does not fully explain the worsening inequities seen during omicron.
A thread on #ContactTracing for #COVID19. It's a race, but few states say how fast they’re running. @CDCgov guidance includes metrics - none of which are being publicly reported by most states. [A timely, comprehensive review.] 1/n washingtonpost.com/local/contact-…
2. @HarvardGH and @Harvard Safra Center's Metrics for #COVID19 Suppression include Key Performance Indicators for #ContactTracing as a framework for policy makers and the public globalepidemics.org/wp-content/upl…
3. States using different metrics for #COVID19 #ContactTracing. @NYCHealthSystem data: June 1-27: 10,066 cases, 5,285 completed interview (52.5%); 9,199 contacts named, 4,293 completed interview (46.6%) nychealthandhospitals.org/test-and-trace…
